The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai
Zee is a Marxist literary scholar who detests her parents' wealth but nevertheless finds herself living in their carriage house; Gracie, her mother, who claims she can tell your lot in life by looking at your teeth; and Bruce, her step-father, stockpiling supplies for the Y2K apocalypse and perpetually late for his tee time.
Makkai's second novel defies genre - part literary mystery, part comedy of manners, part wickedly funny satireWhichever way you look at it, it's remarkable. * Daily Mail *
Rebecca Makkai is a writer to watch, as sneakily ambitious as she is unpretentious. -- Richard Russo
Makkai humorously turns the conventional family saga on its head, in a clever exploration of metamorphosis and secrecy. * Huffington Post *
Makkai has written a novel that reads almost like early Muriel Spark - clever, competent, and concealing an unsettling and skewed reality ... The hand that keeps giving the kaleidoscope another turn, controlling just how the pieces land, isn't fate, of course. It's the artist, Makkai is one. * Chicago Tribune *
A big-hearted gothic novel, an intergenerational mystery, a story of heartbreak and a romance, all crammed into one grand Midwestern estate ... A juicy and moving story of art and love and the luck it takes for either to last. * Los Angeles Times *
Rebecca Makkai is a writer to watch, as sneakily ambitious as she is unpretentious. -- Richard Russo
Makkai humorously turns the conventional family saga on its head, in a clever exploration of metamorphosis and secrecy. * Huffington Post *
Makkai has written a novel that reads almost like early Muriel Spark - clever, competent, and concealing an unsettling and skewed reality ... The hand that keeps giving the kaleidoscope another turn, controlling just how the pieces land, isn't fate, of course. It's the artist, Makkai is one. * Chicago Tribune *
A big-hearted gothic novel, an intergenerational mystery, a story of heartbreak and a romance, all crammed into one grand Midwestern estate ... A juicy and moving story of art and love and the luck it takes for either to last. * Los Angeles Times *
Rebecca Makkai’s first novel, The Borrower, was a Booklist Top Ten Debut, an Indie Next pick, and an O Magazine selection. Her short fiction has appeared in Harper’s, Tin House, Ploughshares, and New England Review, and has been selected four times for The Best American Short Stories. The recipient of a 2014 NEA Fellowship, she lives in Chicago and Vermont.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780434022977 |
| ISBN 10 | 0434022977 |
| Title | The Hundred-Year House |
| Author | Rebecca Makkai |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2014-07-31 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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